A

• Ag Lab — Short for Agricultural Labourer — a farm worker who performed manual labour on the land.
• Almoner — A person responsible for distributing charitable gifts or alms to the poor on behalf of a wealthy household or institution.
• Apothecary — A person who prepared and sold medicines and medical remedies.
• Apprentice — A young person bound by legal agreement to learn a trade or craft from a master craftsman over a set number of years.

B

• Bailiff — An agent who managed a landowner's estate or farm on their behalf, collecting rents and overseeing workers.
• Baker — A person who baked and sold bread and other baked goods.
• Bargeman — A person who worked on a barge transporting goods along rivers and canals.
• Beerhouse Keeper — A person licensed to sell beer and cider from their premises but not spirits.
• Blacksmith — A craftsman who worked with iron, heating it in a forge and shaping it with hammer and anvil.
• Bodger — A craftsman who worked in woodland, using a pole lathe to turn chair legs and spindles from green wood.
• Bonesetter — A person who set broken or dislocated bones, often working outside of formal medical training.
• Bootmaker — A craftsman who made boots and shoes by hand from leather.
• Brazier — A craftsman who worked with brass, making and selling brass goods.
• Brewer — A person who produced beer or ale commercially for sale.
• Bricklayer — A skilled tradesman who laid bricks to construct walls, chimneys, arches and other structures.
• Butcher — A tradesman who slaughtered animals and prepared and sold meat.
• Butler — The chief male servant of a household responsible for the cellar and dining room.

C

• Carter — A person who transported goods using a horse-drawn cart.
• Chandler — A maker or seller of candles, or a dealer in provisions and general goods.
• Charcoal Burner — A worker who produced charcoal by slowly burning wood in a controlled, low-oxygen environment.
• Charwoman — A woman who worked as a part-time or casual cleaner in houses, offices or public buildings.
• Chimney Sweep — A person employed to clean soot and ash from chimneys.
• Churchwarden — A lay official elected by the parish to assist the incumbent and manage church affairs.
• Clerk — A person employed to keep written records, copy documents or assist with administrative work.
• Coachman — A man employed to drive a horse-drawn coach or carriage.
• Collier — A coal miner or, in woodland areas, a maker of charcoal.
• Confectioner — A maker or seller of sweets, cakes, pastries and sugar confectionery.
• Cooper — A skilled craftsman who made and repaired barrels, casks, tubs and other wooden containers.
• Cordwainer — A shoemaker who worked exclusively with new leather to make shoes and boots.
• Cowman — A farm worker responsible for the care of dairy or beef cattle.

D

• Dairymaid — A woman employed to work in a dairy producing butter and cheese.
• Draper — A merchant who sold cloth and fabric goods, either wholesale or retail.
• Dressmaker — A woman who made dresses and other garments for female customers.
• Drover — A person who drove livestock on foot over long distances to market.
• Dyer — A craftsman who dyed cloth and yarn using natural or chemical dyes.

E

• Excise Officer — A government official responsible for collecting excise duties on goods.

F

• Farrier — A craftsman who shod horses, fitting and nailing iron shoes to their hooves.
• Fishmonger — A trader who sold fresh and preserved fish.
• Fletcher — A maker of arrows, responsible for cutting and trimming the wooden shafts and attaching the fletching.
• Fletcher — A maker of arrows responsible for cutting and trimming the wooden shafts and attaching the fletching.
• Footman — A male domestic servant who attended at table and performed household duties.
• Framework Knitter — A worker who operated a mechanical stocking frame to produce knitted hosiery.
• Fuller — A person who cleaned, thickened and finished woven woollen cloth.

G

• Gamekeeper — A person employed on a private estate to manage game birds and animals and prevent poaching.
• Glazier — A craftsman who cut and fitted glass in windows and other structures.
• Glover — A craftsman who made gloves from leather or fabric.
• Grocer — A retail trader who sold dry and preserved foodstuffs and household provisions.
• Groom — A man employed to tend and care for horses.

H

• Haberdasher — A dealer in small sewing and dressmaking sundries such as buttons, ribbons, thread and needles.
• Haberdasher — A dealer in small sewing and dressmaking sundries such as buttons, ribbons, thread and needles.
• Hatter — A maker or seller of hats, particularly felt hats.
• Hedger — A farm worker who maintained and laid hedgerows, cutting and weaving the branches to form stock-proof boundaries.
• Higgler — A travelling dealer who bought and sold poultry, eggs, butter and small farm produce.
• Hosier — A maker or seller of stockings, socks and knitted legwear.
• Housekeeper — A woman employed to manage the domestic affairs of a household.
• Husbandman — A farmer who owned or rented a small amount of land and farmed it himself with his family.

I

• Innkeeper — A person who kept an inn, providing food, drink and accommodation to travellers.
• Ironmonger — A dealer in iron goods, hardware and metal tools.

J

• Joiner — A craftsman who made interior woodwork and furniture by joining pieces of wood together.
• Journeyman — A qualified tradesman who had completed his apprenticeship and worked for wages for another master.

L

• Lacemaker — A person who made lace by hand using bobbins or needles.
• Lady's Maid — A female servant employed to attend personally to a lady of the household.
• Laundress — A woman who took in washing and laundered clothes and household linen for payment.
• Lead Miner — A person employed to mine lead ore from underground workings.
• Lighterman — A person who operated a lighter or flat-bottomed barge on rivers and tidal waters.

M

• Maltster — A person who prepared barley by the malting process for use in brewing beer or distilling whisky.
• Marbler — A craftsman who worked with marble, or a person who created decorative marbled patterns on paper or book edges.
• Mason — A craftsman who cut, shaped and laid stone in construction work.
• Miller — A person who operated a mill to grind grain into flour.
• Milliner — A maker or seller of women's hats, bonnets and associated trimmings.

N

• Nailer — A worker who made nails by hand from iron rod.

O

• Ostler — A man employed at an inn or stable to tend and feed horses.
• Overseer of the Poor — A parish official responsible for administering poor relief to the destitute.

P

• Painter — A tradesman who applied paint and other decorative finishes to buildings and surfaces.
• Pedlar — A travelling salesperson who carried and sold small goods from place to place.
• Plasterer — A craftsman who applied plaster to walls and ceilings to produce smooth finished surfaces.
• Ploughman — A farm worker who drove the plough to turn over and prepare soil for planting.
• Plumber — A craftsman who worked with lead, installing and repairing pipes, gutters and roofing.
• Postilion — A person who rode one of the horses drawing a carriage to guide the team.
• Potter — A craftsman who made earthenware, stoneware or porcelain vessels and objects from clay.
• Puddler — A worker who converted pig iron into wrought iron using the puddling process.

Q

• Quarryman — A worker employed to extract stone, slate or other materials from a quarry.

S

• Saddler — A craftsman who made and repaired saddles, harnesses and other leather horse equipment.
• Sawyer — A person who sawed timber by hand or in a sawpit.
• Schoolmaster — A man employed to teach children in a parish or private school.
• Scullery Maid — The lowest-ranking female domestic servant responsible for the heaviest kitchen work.
• Seamstress — A woman who sewed for a living, making or repairing garments and household linen.
• Shepherd — A person employed to tend and manage a flock of sheep.
• Slater — A craftsman who laid slate tiles on roofs to make them weatherproof.
• Staymaker — A craftsman who made stays and corsets, the structured undergarments worn by women.
• Surgeon — A medical practitioner who performed operations and treated wounds and injuries.

T

• Tailor — A craftsman who made and altered clothing for male customers.
• Tanner — A craftsman who converted raw animal hides into leather by the process of tanning.
• Thatcher — A craftsman who covered roofs with straw, reed or heather to provide weatherproof insulation.
• Tinker — A travelling mender of pots, pans and metal household utensils.
• Tollkeeper — A person employed to collect tolls at a turnpike gate or toll bridge.
• Turner — A craftsman who shaped wood, bone, ivory or metal on a lathe.

V

• Vintner — A wine merchant who sold wine wholesale or retail.

W

• Warrener — A person employed to manage a rabbit warren and supply rabbits for food and fur.
• Weaver — A person who wove cloth on a loom from spun yarn.
• Wharfinger — A person who owned or managed a wharf and charged for its use.
• Wheelwright — A craftsman who made and repaired wooden wheels for carts, wagons and carriages.

Y

• Yeoman — A freeholder who owned and farmed his own land, ranking below the gentry but above tenant farmers.